Instant Immersion 102 Languages

by TOPICS Entertainment

Product Features

• Join your live-action CD-ROM show hosts as they guide you through the fun & easy lessons on each disc(6 CD set)
• Use the Patented EuroMethod approach to learn by doing -- immerse yourself in a new culture and pick up words & phrases as you go
• Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction in 102 different languages guide you effortlessly around the world
• In no time, you'll be ordering food, making your way around, conducting business and asking questions
• Covers greetings and expressions, travel, service and emergencies, food -- with speaking drills and memory games to improve your abilities

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002DA91U
• Item model number: CS-480S
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 3, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,911 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #3 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Italian
  • #6 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > German
  • #13 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > French

Product Description

Instant Immersion 102 Languages introduces beginning travellers to 18 new languages around the globe. Become a fluent speaker of almost any language, and make yourself understood anywhere! Languages Covered - CD 1 - Afrikaans, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Amharic, Arabic(Standard & Egyptian), Armenian, Assamese, Azeri, Basque, Bengali, Brazilian, Breton, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cantonese CD 2 - Catalan, Cornish, Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Farsi, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian CD 3 - Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Jerrais, Kannada, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian CD 4 - Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Mandarin, Manx, Maori, Marathi, Mexican Spanish, Mongolian, Navajo, Nepali, Norwegian, Papiamento, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese CD 5 - Punjabi, Romanian, Romansh, Russian, Saami, Sardinian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Sesotho, Setswana, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish CD 6 - Swahili, Swedish, Swiss, Tagalog, Tamazight, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukranian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, Yiddish, Zulu

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not worth the money, August 4, 2004

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E. Van Wey - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion 102 Languages (CD-ROM)

Get a more language specific set of CD's. This is rather boring, it teaches basically 85 words and phrases in each language. They have characters say the words for you, but pronunciation is hard to mimic because they did not actually video tape the people saying the words. They video taped them in English, and then dub the sound over. You cannot tell where your lips are supposed to be, where your tongue should be or anything helpful for correct pronunciation. You do not learn how to order anything or conduct business. You learn "Where is the bank?" and "Where are the suitcases?" From there you could probably substitute other vocabulary words, but there are no activities in which you are asked to do so. There are no sentence formation activities. The only thing this is good for is a tiny collection of vocabulary with generic pronunciation instruction. If you have never heard a language before, it gives you something at least.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good for price, but very limited, September 17, 2004

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Matt West "Matt" (Rome, Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Immersion 102 Languages (CD-ROM)

This is a good program if you are going to a foreign country and would like to know a few words. But, each language is very limited. There is words like Thank you, you're welcome, yes, no, etc. I would reccomend this program for people who like to explore new languages, like me. But don't plan on learning a new language with this program. I suggest getting a book or a program that teaches just the language you would like to learn. But, not a bad price for just $20.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Immersion? Doesn't get your feet wet, July 13, 2006

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T. M. Sell "Dr. TMS" (Des Moines, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion 102 Languages (CD-ROM)

Rather weak. The product does not include the foreign words written in English letters, so that it's difficult to tell what they're saying. And the overdubbed models speaking the words are of no benefit whatsoever. Neither does the program help you build a useful traveler's vocabulary. Overall, a poorly designed product.